Dhp XXV : Monks

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('â', This is pain.â 371 Thereâs no jhana for one with no discernment, no discernment for one with no jhana. But one with both jhana & discernment: heâs on the verge of Unbinding. 372 A monk with his mind at peace, going into an empty dwelling, clearly seeing the Dhamma aright: his delight is more than human. However it is, however it is he touches the arising-&-passing of aggregates: he gains rapture & joy: that, for those who know it, is deathless, the Deathless. 373-374 Here the first things for a discerning monk are guarding the senses, contentment, restraint in line with the Patimokkha. He should associate with admirable friends. Living purely, untiring, hospitable by habit, skilled in his conduct, gaining a manifold joy, he will put an end to suffering & stress. 375-376 Shed passion & aversion, monks– as a jasmine would, its withered flowers. 377 Calmed in body, calmed in speech, well-centered & calm, having disgorged the baits of the world, a monk is called thoroughly calmed. 378 You yourself should reprove yourself, should examine yourself. As a self-guarded monk with guarded self, mindful, you dwell at ease. 379 Your own self is your own mainstay. Your own self is your own guide. Therefore you should watch over yourself– as a trader, a fine steed. 380 A monk with a manifold joy, with faith in the Awakened Oneâs teaching, would attain the good state, the peaceful state: stilling-of-fabrications ease. 381* A young monk who strives in the Awakened Oneâs teaching, brightens the world like the moon set free from a cloud. 382 - --> - - - -